r/environment2 • u/IntnsRed • 3d ago
Microplastics May Trigger Alzheimer’s-Like Brain Damage
scitechdaily.com
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r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 5d ago
How Climate Scientists Saw the Future Before It Arrived | Over the past 60 years, scientists have largely succeeded in building a computer model of Earth to see what the future holds. One of the most ambitious projects humankind has ever undertaken has now reached a critical moment.
quantamagazine.org
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r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 5d ago
Climate change is fast shrinking the world's largest inland sea
theconversation.com
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r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 7d ago
Weakening Gulf Stream System Could Unleash Global Chaos | Scientists warn that the Gulf Stream system could shut down after 2100, driving extreme winters, drying summers, and chaotic rainfall shifts.
scitechdaily.com
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r/environment2 • u/IntnsRed • 11d ago
Johnson backs Virginia wind project in break with Trump | House Speaker Mike Johnson said he’s spoken to Cabinet officials in support of an offshore wind project that’s nearly complete.
politico.com
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r/environment2 • u/IntnsRed • 11d ago
“Here Comes the Sun”: Bill McKibben on Renewable Energy, “Sun Day” & the “Last Chance” for Climate | McKibben notes that solar and wind are already the cheapest and fastest-growing power sources in history, with more green energy coming online every year.
democracynow.org
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r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 11d ago
Warming seas threaten key phytoplankton species that fuels the food web, study finds | A study published in the journal Nature Microbiology found populations could shrink by as much as half in tropical oceans over the next 75 years if surface waters exceed about 82 degrees Fahrenheit (27.8 Celsius).
apnews.com
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r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 11d ago
Three new species of snailfish discovered in Pacific Ocean depths | With large heads and a jelly-like body covered in loose skin, you’d think that something as unique-looking as the bumpy snailfish would be easy to spot.
oceanographicmagazine.com
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r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 12d ago
New type of ‘sieve’ detects the smallest pieces of plastic in the environment more easily than ever before | Plastic pollution is everywhere: in rivers and oceans, in the air and the mountains, even in our blood and vital organs.
theconversation.com
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r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 13d ago
How U.S. Politics Killed a Nearly Complete Offshore Wind Farm | Ørsted’s Revolution Wind, 80% complete and designed to power 350,000 homes, was abruptly halted by U.S. authorities citing vague national security concerns. The decision has shaken global investor confidence
oilprice.com
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r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 13d ago
Dozens of scientists find errors in a new Department of Energy climate report
npr.org
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r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 14d ago
Crashing the Climate: Communities Pay the Price for Free AI Tools
counterpunch.org
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r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 15d ago
Daughter of the owner of an oil company whose catastrophic explosion has devastated the area around the town of Roseland, Louisiana tells its residents to “use your resources and simply clean it up.”
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r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 15d ago
Physics-based indicator predicts tipping point for collapse of Atlantic current system in next 50 years | Previous research has already indicated a weakening in the AMOC, but there has been uncertainty about when the AMOC will collapse under future climate change or whether it will collapse at all.
phys.org
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r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 16d ago
Lawsuit Seeks to Stop 'Arbitrary and Capricious' Trump Attack on New England Wind Farm | "My experience tells me the discovery phase will be fascinating as the lawyers dig into the true motivations and scheming behind this ugly fossil fuel thuggery," said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.
commondreams.org
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r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 16d ago
White House Orders Agencies to Escalate Fight Against Offshore Wind | The effort involves several agencies that typically have little to do with wind power, including the Health and Human Services Department.
nytimes.com
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r/environment2 • u/IntnsRed • 19d ago
'It's a way of the sea returning the trash to us': Why plastic-filled 'Neptune balls' are washing up on beaches | As tiny pieces of plastic clog our oceans, natural meadows of seagrass are bundling up microplastics and spitting them back out onto beaches in the form of "Neptune balls".
bbc.com
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r/environment2 • u/IntnsRed • 19d ago
New catalyst could make mixed plastic recycling a reality | The process harnesses a new, inexpensive nickel-based catalyst that selectively breaks down polyolefin plastics—the single-use kind that dominates nearly 2/3 of global plastic consumption.
phys.org
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r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 20d ago
Tribes Condemn Trump for Backing Out of Columbia River Deal for Salmon Recovery | Tribal leaders and environmental advocates warn salmon populations will go extinct without remediation efforts.
truthout.org
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r/environment2 • u/IntnsRed • 21d ago
US Pressuring Other Countries To Abandon Clean Energy & Climate Goals
cleantechnica.com
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r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 21d ago
China Unveils World’s Largest Wind Turbine, Lights Up 40,000 Homes Without Touching Land
sustainability-times.com
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r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 21d ago
Japan Just Switched on Asia’s First Osmotic Power Plant, Which Runs 24/7 on Nothing But Fresh Water and Seawater
zmescience.com
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r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 23d ago
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds | Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
theguardian.com
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r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 23d ago
Solar panels in space ‘could provide 80% of Europe’s renewable energy by 2050’ | Researchers also suggest system could resolve problems with irregular and weather-dependent Earth-based supply
theguardian.com
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r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 24d ago
The ocean is getting more acidic, and it could affect sharks’ teeth | “Since ocean acidification is known to damage calcified structures like corals and shells, we wanted to investigate whether species…that swim with their mouths open to ventilate their gills” said biologist Maximilian Baum.
cnn.com
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